Hurricane Iselle, churning in the eastern Pacific will make its way towards the Hawaiian Islands later this week, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas.

Although Iselle is currently a well organized Category 3 hurricane, it is expected to weaken over the next several days and become a tropical storm before reaching the islands.

Even as a tropical storm, Iselle will still pack a punch. Those on the islands should prepare for flooding rain and wind gusts past 40 mph.

The Big Island of Hawaii will be the first to feel the impacts from Iselle as it is forecast to reach the island by Thursday night, local time.

The exact track of the storm has yet to be determined, but it appears as though the center of circulation will pass just north of the Big Island of Hawaii and then closer to some of the smaller islands, such as Maui or Oahu.

It is even possible that it could make landfall on one of the islands before the end of the week.